Winkler Mayor Henry Siemens says improvements for the city’s golf course parking lot have been approved as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the municipally owned facility.
The project will focus on paving and adding lighting to the existing lot, an upgrade Siemens says is both needed and well-timed as the course continues to see strong use.
“The golf course group has been really diligent at maintaining that course and continuing to improve that course… And where they believe some work needs to be done now, and certainly I can’t argue with it, would be some lighting on that parking lot and then paving.”
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A city partnership
Funding for the project will come primarily from the golf course group, with the City of Winkler contributing a 25 per cent share. Siemens says that partnership model continues to benefit the community, particularly because the course itself is a city-owned asset.
He notes that improvements made by the club ultimately become long-term assets for the city.
“Every improvement that they make is literally a donation to the city of Winkler.”
Siemens adds that the project is also a reflection of strong local support, with both members and the corporate community stepping up to invest in the course’s continued development.
“And now that the members in the corporate community are prepared to also invest in that parking lot to help, again, improve what we have there, is something that we’re very happy to see.”
While a construction timeline has not yet been confirmed, the work will be carried out by the golf course group, continuing the collaborative approach that has been the driving force for ongoing improvements at the facility.